"Her visions were never quite right. Until now.
Shy, dreamy Emily Sanders has a gift for seeing the future, but her premonitions aren't always quite right, and her classmates usually don't take her seriously. As Emily battles to master her erratic visions, they begin to sharpen, revealing a looming danger to her school.
Soon, her sceptical peers find themselves facing an inescapable crisis, forced to rely on the girl they once ignored. But with disaster on the horizon, will Emily's newfound clarity arrive in time to avert catastrophe?
Perfect for young readers who enjoy a mix of school drama and paranormal adventure, this light-hearted action-adventure series was adapted into a hit CBBC television drama in 2025.
Gifted
Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students-except for the Nine. These students look like the others, but they're not. You could call it a skill, a talent or a disadvantage, but each of these students is unique—they're gifted.
Marilyn Kaye is an acclaimed author of young adult and middle-grade fiction, best known for her “Replica,” “Gifted,” and “Out of This World” series."
"Cute, athletic Ken's life takes a ghostly turn after a football accident leaves him hearing the dead. It's an unwelcome gift, but one he can't escape. Desperate for answers, he attends a séance after receiving an anonymous invitation, and a convincing medium tempts him to reveal his secret.
Exposing his secret means terrible danger, and only his mysterious 'gifted' classmates, who share abilities he's yet to understand, can stop him from falling into a perilous trap.
Can they save Ken before his unwilling connection to the afterlife puts him in fatal jeopardy?
Perfect for young readers who enjoy a mix of school drama and paranormal adventure, this light-hearted action-adventure series was adapted into a hit CBBC television drama in 2025.
Gifted
Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students-except for the Nine. These students look like the others, but they're not. You could call it a skill, a talent or a disadvantage, but each of these students is unique—they're gifted.
Marilyn Kaye is an acclaimed author of young adult and middle-grade fiction, best known for her “Replica,” “Gifted,” and “Out of This World” series."
"The Gifted class suspects a spy in their ranks, with 'queen-of-mean' Amanda as the chief suspect due to her sudden, out-of-character behaviour. Tracey and Jenna join forces—and gifts—to try to find out more.
But when Jenna is framed and institutionalised for a crime she didn't commit, Tracey is left alone. Using her invisibility, Tracey uncovers far more than she bargained for, revealing a conspiracy that threatens to expose their secret world and destroy their gifted friends.
Perfect for young readers who enjoy a mix of school drama and paranormal adventure, this light-hearted action-adventure series was adapted into a hit CBBC television drama in 2025.
Gifted
Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students-except for the Nine. These students look like the others, but they're not. You could call it a skill, a talent or a disadvantage, but each of these students is unique—they're gifted.
Marilyn Kaye is an acclaimed author of young adult and middle-grade fiction, best known for her “Replica,” “Gifted,” and “Out of This World” series."
"Every student in the Gifted class harbours a secret, but none is as enigmatic as Carter Street. No one knows his real name, or why he's even there – he never speaks, offering only a blank stare.
He never speaks, but the other students suspect that, like them, something is going on behind Carter's blank stare. What they don't realise is that Carter's mystery is far more dangerous than anything they could imagine...
Perfect for young readers who enjoy a mix of school drama and paranormal adventure, this light-hearted action-adventure series was adapted into a hit CBBC television drama in 2025.
Gifted
Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students-except for the Nine. These students look like the others, but they're not. You could call it a skill, a talent or a disadvantage, but each of these students is unique—they're gifted.
Marilyn Kaye is an acclaimed author of young adult and middle-grade fiction, best known for her “Replica,” “Gifted,” and “Out of This World” series."
"Meadowbrook Middle School's Queen of Mean, 13-year-old Amanda Beeson, awakens in the body of her favourite target: Tracey Devon. Forced to experience the neglect she once inflicted, Amanda soon uncovers Tracey’s startling secret—the ability to turn invisible.
Trapped in Tracey's life, Amanda finds herself in a bizarre 'gifted' class, and it becomes clear that at Meadowbrook, the definition of 'gifted' has a whole other meaning.
Can Amanda rescue her one-time target from obscurity and get her own life back on track?
Perfect for young readers who enjoy a mix of school drama and paranormal adventure, this light-hearted action-adventure series was adapted into a hit CBBC television drama in 2025.
Gifted
Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students-except for the Nine. These students look like the others, but they're not. You could call it a skill, a talent or a disadvantage, but each of these students is unique—they're gifted.
Marilyn Kaye is an acclaimed author of young adult and middle-grade fiction, best known for her “Replica,” “Gifted,” and “Out of This World” series."
"Goth girl Jenna Kelley can read minds, the ultimate tool for rebellion. But when her alcoholic mother is hospitalised, a stranger claiming to be her long-lost dad appears, promising a fresh start. A real parent, a normal life – it sounds too good to be true.
Her gifted classmates think so, but Jenna is so determined to have a real parent around and ignores her powerful intuition. Her gift for truth might be useless if her heart refuses to listen...
Perfect for young readers who enjoy a mix of school drama and paranormal adventure, this light-hearted action-adventure series was adapted into a hit CBBC television drama in 2025.
Gifted
Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students-except for the Nine. These students look like the others, but they're not. You could call it a skill, a talent or a disadvantage, but each of these students is unique—they're gifted.
Marilyn Kaye is an acclaimed author of young adult and middle-grade fiction, best known for her “Replica,” “Gifted,” and “Out of This World” series."
"A magical spyglass reveals secrets that will bring four girls together in this new series.
Twelve-year-old Ellie is ordinary. Absolutely, positively ordinary. Then her dad's latest community project makes their whole ritzy town, including all of Ellie's friends, turn against them. Tired of being ostracized, Ellie's family moves to the other side of the state to live in a rickety 100-year-old house complete with a turret—and Ellie swears off friendship forever.
That is until Ellie explores the turret and discovers an old-fashioned telescope—a spyglass. When she looks through it, the world she sees isn't the same that's out the window. There's a community center that isn't built yet and her new classmate Alyssa is flying around on a broomstick!
To figure out what the magical images mean, Ellie recruits other self-described loners, Alyssa and Rachel. When they see a vision of fellow student Kiara playing tag with a tiger and a donkey—they have their first real spyglass secret to solve.
The New York Times bestselling author behind the Gifted series and the Replica books, Marilyn Kaye delivers a story filled with light magic and heart in this first book in the Spyglass Sisterhood series. Each girl will take a turn at the spyglass, confronting fears and sticking up for her peers."
"There's nothing four best friends with a magical spyglass can't handle … well, except maybe a lost dog, a school election, and overprotective parents.
Book two of the Spyglass Sisterhood finds Ellie, Rachel, Kiara, and Alyssa back for another adventure. When the spyglass reveals an image of Rachel walking a dog, she knows it's pure fantasy. Her overprotective moms would never let her walk a dog alone, much less own one! To the dismay of her Spyglass Sisters, Rachel would rather avoid the whole thing altogether. However, she can't avoid it for long when a lost dog follows her home.
Meanwhile, Kiara has secretly nominated Rachel to run for class president. In order to win, Rachel must find her voice to advocate for the change her classmates deserve—and maybe even the changes at home she deserves.
The New York Times bestselling author behind the Gifted series and the Replica books, Marilyn Kaye delivers a story filled with light magic and heart in this first book in the Spyglass Sisterhood series. Each girl will take a turn at the spyglass, confronting fears and sticking up for her peers."
"A secret bully and a chance to bring him to justice. Can Kiara and the Spyglass Sisterhood deliver?
Kiara, traditionally a loner, doesn't hesitate to say exactly what's on her mind. But she's found good friends among the Spyglass Sisterhood members who appreciate her keen observations and incredible smarts.
When a fellow classmate starts to get bullied online, Kiara is determined not only to find the perpetrator(s), but also to bring them to justice. To do that, she'll need help from her friends and from the Sisterhood's magical spyglass to gather evidence and put the pieces together.
The bestselling author behind the Gifted series and the Replica books, Marilyn Kaye delivers a story filled with light magic and heart in this third book in the Spyglass Sisterhood series. Centered on four best friends—Ellie, Kiara, Rachel, and Alyssa—and a magic spyglass that reveals people's feelings, the Spyglass Sisterhood series mixes classic friendship themes with fresh conversations on community and responsibility. Each girl takes a turn at the spyglass, confronting fears and sticking up for her peers."
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